Nationals Leader and shadow agriculture minister David Littleproud has defended his tenure as water minister during the Morrison government after being heckled by a farmer at a huge rally in Canberra.
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has defended his tenure as water minister after being heckled at a massive farmers’ rally in Canberra on Tuesday, before backing up a livestock council boss to slam Labor’s"appalling" policies.
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has defended his tenure as water minister after being heckled at a massive farmers’ rally in Canberra on Monday, before backing up a livestock council boss to slam Labor’s “appalling” policies. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman “We didn’t need the buybacks that this government is putting in place, we aren’t taking another 450 gigalitres off farmers like that, it’s important for them to understand we achieved all that,” he said.
Australian Livestock Exporters Council CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton joined the Sky News panel and praised the support of every Coalition MP for being present at the farmers' rally. Picture: Sky News Australia “It’s about sending a message that we’re tired of not being listened to, farmers are great at their job, they’re professional, they have the knowledge, and the government is just not listening to us, they’re listening to activists.”
Mr Littleproud said the ban was not a decision “predicated on science” and there was no scientific reason for shutting down the industry. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman
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